Việt Nam News

Health facilities are not allowed to refuse medical services to patients needing emergency care during Tết, according to the ministry.

A man has admitted to starting a fire outside house in HCM City’s District 9 that led to deaths of five members of the same family.

As one year draws to a close and a new one begins, make sure to brighten up your life with flowers. Markets all over Vietnam are packed to the rafters as people grab hold of bunches galore to make their homes even more sweeter.

Khuất Việt Hùng, vice chairman of the National Committee on Traffic Safety, talks to Sài gòn Giải phóng (Saigon Liberation newspaper) about Government Decree 100 on how to prevent drink-driving during the Lunar New Year festival

Poor management in some localities is allowing overloaded trucks to damage roads, according to the latest report by Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam. 

Tết is a time for family, but the festive period can be lonely for those stuck in hospital. These patients were treated to a special meal to lift their spirits and wish them a happy new year.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday issued an urgent dispatch on prevention and control of the acute pneumonia disease outbreak from China.

Dr Lương Ngọc Khuê, director general of the Administration of Medical Service, Ministry of Health, talks to Vietnam News Agency about how hospital quality standards improved healthcare after being introduced in 2012.

In the central city of Đà Nẵng, the provincial hospital and other sponsors helped more than 200 poor patients go home to nearby provinces such as Quảng Nam and Quảng Ngãi.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Cà Mau aims to have all of its administrative procedures handled through its electronic one-stop information system this year.

Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyễn Thiện Nhân on January 20 extended best wishes to religious dignitaries and followers in the city on the occasion of the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, which starts this weekend (Jan 25).

Professor Hoàng Minh Sơn, president of the Hà Nội University of Science and Technology, talks to Khoa học Phát triển (Science and Development) newspaper about granting self-financing autonomy to universities.

Last year witnessed significant achievements in Việt Nam’s healthcare sector, bringing hope for more patients. However, severe medical incidents raised the alarm of poor management that needed to be improved to ensure every citizen can live a healthy and happy life.

The HCM City unit of the Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union has provided free air travel to more than 1,000 outstanding workers in HCM City and Đồng Nai and Bình Dương provinces for returning home for Tết (Lunar New Year).

A new two-line cable car system has opened in the southern province of Tây Ninh, taking visitors to the top of Bà Đen (Black Lady) Mountain and Bà Đen Pagoda.

Five members of the same family have died after a fire broke out in their HCM City home on Tuesday morning.

The Government Inspectorate of Việt Nam has ordered the Hà Nội administration to deal with violations relating to nine projects of Lã Vọng Services and Trading Joint Stock Company.